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Sticks and Stones part 1

04/27/2019 19:51

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Right? What a load of junk. Words are so powerful. What we do, what we say, matters. Actions have consequences. You can't just pretend like you haven't done the things you have done. And I'm not saying we condemn people. I'm not...

Easy Does It part 5

04/26/2019 19:58

A soft word (Word, love) turns away wrath. We don't have to retaliate when someone does something we don't like. We can turn the other cheek, let people be who they are, and still love them. We can live and let live. Which is where I want to end this Rant series. Three memory verses. Rapid fire:...

Easy Does It part 4

04/25/2019 20:11

If you push someone, one of two things will happen. 1. They will fall over. 2. They will push back. Neither one of those choices is probably what you were looking for. So my point for today is, "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but greivous words stir up anger" (Proverbs 15:1). To me its about...

Easy Does It part 3

04/24/2019 19:50

Its ok to disagree. In fact, I won't argue with people. I simply agree to disagree. If you don't want to pick up what I'm laying down... that's ok with me. I have no interest in forcing my beliefs--about anything--on anybody. I'd rather take it easy. Because easy does it. And guess what else: just...

Easy Does It part 2

04/23/2019 19:59

I know I claim almost all Bible verses as my favorites, but this is one of my favorites: "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God" (Matthew 5:9). Now for a lot of my childhood I was the middle child. Then my mom had the second set of kids and I became one of the...

Easy Does It part 1

04/22/2019 19:51

I've never understood why people find it so important to make other people agree with them. I've always thought it was ok to agree to disagree. Like with all of my favorite things--they are MY favorite things. They don't have to be yours. You don't even have to like them. And we can still get...

Put On part 5

04/21/2019 19:57

This is my favorite one, which is why I saved it for last: "And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." Because this verse tells us HOW to put on the new man that God has already put on us. Because, again, the Bible says we HAVE put on the...

Put On part 4

04/20/2019 19:52

Let's talk about the armor of God today. Ephesians 6:11 says, "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." And you all know I don't preach or Rant about the devil very much. But to put it simply, he is the accuser, right? Coming at you with lies. Or...

Put On part 3

04/19/2019 19:05

Tonight I want to link three memory verses together under the umbrella of put on the New Man--which, as I hope we're starting to see, doesn't mean changing into the New Man. It simply means putting on what God has already put on us. Getting comfortable in our new (true) skin, with our new (true)...

Put On part 2

04/18/2019 20:22

"Are you putting me on?" You know, like when you're trying to fool someone. Trick them. I guess these days its called trolling people. Or at least that's what my seven year old son tells me. But that idea of being fake in order to get one over on someone is the exact opposite of what we're talking...

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